What are the acceptable file sizes and formats for Turnitin? (Student)

• Refer to File types and sizes for the most accurate information.

Size

Files should:

• be less than 100 MB,

• contain at least 20 words, and

• be less than 800 pages.

If your paper exceeds the file size or page count, try to reduce the file size by compressing the file, removing non-text content or submitting the paper in plain text.

Format

Turnitin currently accepts the following file types for upload into an assignment:

• Microsoft Word™ (.doc and .docx)

• Corel WordPerfect® (.wpd)

• HTML

• Adobe PostScript® (.ps)

• Plain text (.txt)

• Rich Text Format (.rtf)

• Portable Document Format (.pdf) - must contain text to be submitted, see note below.

• Hangul Word Processor file (.hwp)

Adobe® PDF

Turnitin will not accept PDF image files, forms, or portfolios, files that do not contain highlightable text (e.g. a scanned file - usually an image), documents containing multiple files or files created with software other than Adobe Acrobat®.